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Hindi Dub for Takopi's Original Sin Anime Streams on Anime Times
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Takopi's Original Sin premiered in Japan on June 28. Crunchyroll is also streaming the anime in India as it airs in Japan. Crunchyroll describes the story:
A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.
Takopi's Original Sin also streamed on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel as it aired in Japan.
The anime stars Kurumi Mamiya as Takopi and Reina Ueda as Shizuka Kuze. The cast also includes Konomi Kohara as Marina and Anna Nagase as Azuma.
Shinya Iino (director for Dr. Stone, Dr. Stone: Stone Wars) directed the anime and oversaw the series scripts. Keita Nagahara (key animator for Violet Evergarden, Sound! Euphonium, Sonny Boy) was the character designer. ENISHIYA produced the work.
Taizan 5 debuted the manga in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in December 2021, and ended it in March 2022. Shueisha published the second and final compiled book volume in April 2022. Viz Media licensed the manga, and the series is also available in English on Shueisha's MANGA Plus.
The manga was nominated for the 16th Manga Taisho Awards and the 27th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes in 2023. The series received the Manga Kingdom Tottori award at the 51st Japan Cartoonists Association Awards in 2022. The manga ranked at #3 in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook's top 20 manga for male readers list in 2022.
Source: Anime Times' Instagram account
